Paul Kelly, a political journalist, author, and television and radio commentator from Sydney, has written seven books about Australian politics since the 1970s. Recent works include The March of Patriots, chronicling the creation of a modern Australia, and Triumph & Demise, about the leadership tensions at the heart of the Rudd-Gillard Labor government. He is currently editor-at-large for The Australian. His visit to China is supported by The Walkley Foundation and the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.